Pop culture is littered with captains of all varieties, from those who sail the Seven Seas like Capt.

‘‘The Immortal Captain Jack Sparrow,’’ indeed.

Plus, you’ve gotta admit those “Bring on the Spice” commercials are pretty enticing.

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Captain Kangaroo

Why we’d follow him anywhere:Multigenerational childhoods, of course.

We’ll forever salute him with a ‘‘Good morning, Captain!’’

His classic captainthe strong, but silent Malstill has us reeling over the cancellation ofFirefly.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Johnny Depp | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: In addition to bearing a striking resemblance to Johnny Depp, this is the one captain for whom we’d willingly climb

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Also, he has the single greatest nickname of anyone on the list: Captain Tight Pants.

It’s an undisputed scientific fact.

Captain & Tennille

Why we’d follow them anywhere:Smooth jams, of course.

Captain America: The First Avenger

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Plus, you never saw Captain Nemo with a variety show, now, did you?

Alas, their 40-year relationshipsunk below the surfacewhen Tenille filed for divorce in 2014.

‘‘O Captain!

Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: Because this orange juice isn’t going to spruce itself up! Never mind that he’s inevitably going to have a fleet

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And no, that’s not a tear in our eye, those arelotsof tears in our eyes.

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Why we’d follow him anywhere:Two words: ‘‘Earn this.’’

If that’s not enough to motivate you on the battlefield or elsewhere we don’t know what will.

Star Trek, William Shatner | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: He’s got a great track record (by age 34 he became the youngest captain in Starfleet history) and a loyal

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But he was a helluva storyteller and a man of his word.

It’s just too bad he wasn’t there to see it.

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Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: While his skills are limited to having a ton of body hair, eating large objects, and occasionally being able to

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Captain Barbossa

Why we’d follow him anywhere:Every great protagonist needs an equally awesome antagonist.

Watch what he does to get the Trident of Poseidon inDead Men Tell No Tales.

Picard, a fan favorite, is the thinking man’s hero.

Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: Despite the fact that he sometimes makes the roof of our mouths really scratchy, this always cheerful cereal captain makes

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Plus, he helped propel the career ofJack Ryan.

That’s sage advice, kids!

Even adorable animated fish still pay homage to him in their own way.

Firefly, Nathan Fillion | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: We’ll follow any variation of Nathan Fillion, anytime, anywhere. His classic captain — the strong but silent Mal — still

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Peter Pan | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: Rarely do we side with villains, particularly of the variety that want to take revenge on Peter Pan. Still, we

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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Harrison Ford | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: Because no one, not on this galaxy — or any other galaxy far, far away, for that matter — is

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Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille | Why We’d Follow Them Anywhere: Smooth jams, of course. Not only do you get hits like ‘‘Love Will Keep Us Together’’ and ‘‘Do That to

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Dead Poets Society | Why We’d Follow This Walt Whitman Poem Anywhere: That last scene in Dead Poets Society is so damn good, we’d gladly stand on our desks

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Saving Private Ryan, Tom Hanks | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: Two words: ‘‘Earn this.’’ If that’s not enough to motivate you, on the battlefield or elsewhere, we don’t know what

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Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: While we may not jump aboard the Pequod with him anytime soon (that mission seems way more exhausting than anything

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Jaws | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: Much like Captain Ahab, we wouldn’t want to hang out with Captain Quint until the bitter end (call us wimps,

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Greek, Spencer Grammer | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: C’mon, it’s Cappie (real name: Captain John Paul Jones), the fearless leader of his slacker frat for years. Only someone

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Kurt Russell, Captain Ron | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: Who better to take you from St. Potato island to Miami and save you from guerrillas (not gorillas) than Captain

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Alan Hale, Gilligan’s Island | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: It’s right there in the Gilligan’s Island opening theme song: ‘‘If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the

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Pirates of the Caribbean | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: Every great protagonist needs an equally great antagonist. Barbossa may be cursed and was considered too evil even for hell’s

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Star Trek | Why We’d Follow Them Anywhere: Because Kirk wasn’t the only Star Trek captain we’d take orders from. Picard, a fan favorite, is the thinking man’s

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The Hunt for Red October, Alec Baldwin, … | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: The commanding officer of the submarine Red October was a man to be taken seriously, both in Tom Clancy’s novel

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Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: If anyone besides Al Gore is going to save the Earth, it’s Captain Planet. The green-haired (yes, even his hair

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Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: 20,000 leagues under the sea is a loooong way to go, but there may be no one more equipped for

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Kyle MacLachlan, How I Met Your Mother | Why We’d Follow Him Anywhere: Granted, you can’t really tell whether he’s happy or about to murder you, but the Captain (played by sixth season

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